Cash drawer manifolder



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CASH DRAWER MANIFOLDER Filed Aug. 9, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEYJ Patented- Apr. 5, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT ounce JOHN. G. SHERMAN AND ALBERT W. IETZNER, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGTIORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY c asn DRAWER MANIFOLDER Application fled August 9,1922. Serial No. 580,777.

Ourinvention relates to manifolding machines of the type which are operated andv mounted in connection with a cash drawer One of the primary objects of our invention is to simplify the structure of machines of this character, with a view of giving the greatest possible advantage in interlocks, while preserving a unit feature in construction which will be adaptable to various sizes and multiples of the simplest 'form of device.

In connection with the cash drawer release, it is our object to provide a simple spring plunger device, which is adjustable along some usual cross brace of the register frame.

We also desire to provide simple mechanism whereby the receipt slips cannot be issued when the drawer or drawers are open.

In connection with the mounting of the drawers and the individual release of the drawers ,by means of. a key, we also provide improvements,'which are efiective and simple. We also provide improvements in connection with the ringing of a bell when any drawer is opened.

These various objects and other advantages to be noted we accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed, whereby We obtain among other things, a cash drawer and manifolding register with the latch extendingthrough the can ter line of each device, so that relative widths make no difierence to the register, drawerand cabinet.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 isa side elevation of a machine composed of .a single cash drawer and a lnanifolding register, same being partly broken away to show the interlock or latch.

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation showing in a broken-away portion, the bell and actuating spring in connection with a cash drawer.

Figure 3 is a detail elevation of the bell and striker.

Figure 3a is an enlarged detail perspective view of the same.

Figure 4 is a plan view looking down into a cabinet showing a cash drawer and its mounting. l

Figure 5 is a plan view of the top of a cabinet showing in a broken-away portion, .a kecontrolled drawer release.

igure 6 is a side elevation of a drawer cabinet with the side wall partly broken away, showing the parts in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a detail side elevation showin a modified form of drawer release bar and operator.

Figure 8 shows in side elevation, Figure 8 in another side elevation and Figure 8 in plan, the latching portion of the release bar shown in Figure 7.

- Figure 9 is a detail side elevation with frame parts omitted of a multiple drawer modification of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 10 shows in plan view, the top of a machine with a modified form of key-controlled drawer release.

Figure 11 shows the same parts as Figure 10in side elevation.

Figure 12 is an end elevational detail of i the drawer mounting.

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Figure 1'2 is a plan and Figure 17 aside glevation of the multiple drawer feed control The cabinet 8, in which a cash drawer is to be mounted and on which is-to be set a mamfoldlng register or receipt issuing machine, may be of any form desired, to house as many drawers 8a, as are desired. We have.

confined our illustration for the most part to single drawer cabinets.

The manifolding machine shown is preferably formed with framework or mechanism Figure 16 is a detail of the drawer selector supporting parts 41 mounted on the top of the cabinet, and a cover 41a, which seatsand may lock down onto the top of the cabinet, thereby concealing the mechanism.

The type of register shown, which is not essential, has a feed shaft 4, on which are pin wheels 30 adapted to feed paper from the rolls 30a over the writing table portion of the register. The shaft 4 is caused to revolve to accomplish a re-determined amount of feed of the paper y means, as shown in the drawings, of a handle 2. This handle is stopped at the end of each complete revolution by a spring pin 1 mounted resiliently in a bracket 10; on the frame 41.

The pinmay be pressed in by hand or by any desired mechanical device.

One of the novel features of my machine is the blocking of this pin whenever a cash drawer is open, and this, as can be seen, acts to prevent any feed of paper when a drawer tion, (Figure 13).

In a device having a number of drawersinstead of the lever 12, a lever 112 (Figures 14 and 15) may be mounted on the frame 41 having an action similar to the lever 12. I This lever 112 has a tail 113 extending laterally therefrom, which tail enga es the ends of a series of levers 114 set side y side.

These last mentioned levers are swung from a single shaft 115 set beneath the top of the.

cabinet, and have weighted ends 116 '(or springs if desired) which cause them to swing toward the open end of the drawer when any drawer is opened, thereby causing the lower end of the lever 112 to be struck over with its lower endrearwardly, which will cause the upper end of the lever to move to position to block the pin 1. When the open drawer is closed, its lever 114 will move back to the position shown in the drawings, whereupon the lever 112, will fall back'against its stop 117-. In the normal stopped positionthe pin 1 may be depressed because of the pin clear- (iii anee slot 118 in the lever.

Referring first to the single cash drawer device, it'will be noted that we accomplish a drawer latch and trip by a single reciprocating member in a very simple way.

Thus on one of the cross bra'ces or fixed bars of the mechanism frame, in this case the-bar 11, we mount a bracket 10, which has acollar to slide on the bar and a set screw 11*? or other I this notch 295.

tightening means to hold it in desired position on the bar.

Sliding in this bracket is a reciprocating rod 5, which is pressed down by a sprin 9 Coiled around it and engaging some suita lile stop pin, and the upper bracket arm.

In normal position the lower end of the rod lies behind a face plate 6 on the rear wall 6a of the cash drawer. We provide a stud or collar nose 4a adjusted on the shaft to engage and depress the rod 5. The radial position of the stud will usuallybe so arranged as to trip and pass beyond the rod before the close of each feeding operation.

In the form of rod shown in Figures 7 and 8, the end of the rod is equipped with a laterally facing notch 29. A notch 29b is formed in the back wall of the drawer and the plate 6 is screwed down so as to partially overlie In this form the rod will rest normally in a position with its portion just below the notch 29 in front of the projection of the plate 6, which will hold the drawer closed. A depression of the rod will bring the notch 29 opposite to. the projection and permit the drawer to open. The face of the notch 29 at its lower end will be slanted as shown at 29a, so that when drawer is closed the rod will'be pushed down by camming action to permit the rod to spring back up in front of the plate 6 and hold the drawer closed. In this device the stud or nose 4a raises up the rod by engaging a' bent end thereofinstead of depressing it.

Referring to the mounting of the drawers in the cabinet of our invention, we provide a simple, double roller support, which allows 'for easy removal of the drawer from the cabinet.

Thus on the walls of the cabinet, small brackets 25 (Figure 6) serve to mount rollers 24, one on each side of the drawer space, at the front of the cabinet. Also extending clear along the drawer spaces are angle strips 26 mounted on the cabinet walls 8.

At the upper side edges of each drawer are mounted strips similar to the strips 26, same being shown at 27 which strips rest on the rollers 24, while at the inner, lower corners of the drawers are arranged a pair of interspaced rollers 28, which bear on each side of A the projecting portion of the strips 26.

Set on the inner, under side of each drawer is a rubber bumper 49, which engages a stop 50 set in the drawer partitions or cabinet bottom.

As a projecting device for each drawer we provide spiral springs 7 set on the back wall of each drawer, which springs engage cups 7a erected on the partitions.

As so constructed, the drawersoperate as follows: The rollers 28 ride on and under the angle strips 26, and the angle strips 27 ride on the rollers 24. This limits the roller construction to six rollers for each drawer and drawer release and latch device, in which triggers 38 engage the drawer plates and a rotary jump bar 34 controlled from a rack and socket connection of the ump bar.

37 acts to release the latches. The rod 5 in this instance merely rocks a lever 31 pivoted at 32, and the lever engages through a ball 35 with the upper end The construction in Figure 9, except so far as the rod 5 and its connections are concerned, forms no particular part of this invention. In Figure 16 is shown the rack 37 engaging the segment 34a on the end of shaft 34. The segment 34a holds the rod in position.

e have shown two ways of providing a separate key-controlled release for a desired drawer, both of which can be mounted to operate at any angle and thus can be set where desired.

A tapered collar 22 on the rod 5 is arranged at the desired point, preferably near the top or bottom of the cabinet, and a slide bar 19 I mounted to reciprocate adjacent the positionof the collar as, for example, on a stud 23 engaging a slot in the bar, (Figure 5) The slide bar has a forked end 19a engaging under the collar, said end being so angled as to press up (or down) on the collar, when the rod is reciprocated.

In one form the outer end of the slide bar is formed to engage over a spring bolt 20,

e which is actuated only by means of whey 21.

The act of operating the spring bolt will force the bar to move to tripping position of I the rod 5 and then away from tripping position by the return spring 19?). A bend 190 acts to lift the collar.

In Figures 10 and 11 the slide bar is shown as lying on the top of the cabinet frame, sliding between the side walls of the register mechanism supports. A spring 46 engages the bar in this form and tends to hold it in non-tripping position. The handle 47 is used to move the bar to tripping position. Any ordinary spring slide bolt 43 operated by a button 44 acts to latch the rod in nonrelcasing position, as pulled bythe spring.

Since the outer cabinet comes down over the frame parts of the register, it will conceal and render inaccessible, the operating button and slide bolt. The owner of the key for lifting the cabinet will then be. the only person who can get at the spring bolt for permitting a drawer releasing movement of the slide bar.

As stated, any of the key releasedeviees can be operated from whatever angle appears to be convenient in the setting up of the machine.

The interlock arrangements prevent any unauthorized access to the drawers without a record being left in the register, as, for exringing a bell when the drawers are opened.

At the back of each drawer s ace a bell 15 is mounted, which bell is pre erably set at an angle, as shown.

The striker on this bell is formed of a' spring strip 17 mounted at the center of the bell by the same nut that holds the bell down on the bracket or post 16.

On the end of the strip 17 is a hammer 14,

which strikes the bell when pulled back and released. This motion is accomplished by a hook 18 on the rear wall of the drawer, which is shown as engaging a pin 14 that is formed on the hammer. o

Due to placing the bell and spring strip at an angle to the vertical, the engagement of the drawer hook over the pin on the hammer will be easy and will be a simple snap engagement when closing the drawer. As the drawer starts to open, the hook, will slide down on the pin and take a firm grasp, so that the bell will not be released until the spring strip is well energized and is swung back to an angle away from the bell. which permits the hook to slip off the pin laterally.

The method of mounting the drawer trip is adjustable to permit of locating the trip at the center (which is preferable) on any that follow, because of failureabove to do more than point out an exemplary structure made in accordance with our invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire by Letters Patcm, is

1. In combination, a cabinet, a paper feeding mechanism connected therewith, a cashdrawer, a manually shiftable stop for the paper feeding mechanism requiring manipulation for each single feeding operation of said mechanism, and means controlled by the drawer for preventing the manipulation of this stop when the drawer is open.

3. In combination, a cabinet, a paper feeding mechanism comprising a manually controlled handle, said mechanism being connected with the cabinet, a manually depressible spring pin movable normally to position to block the movement of the handle at a given point in its feeding path, thereby confining individual movements of the handle to single feeding operations, a cash drawer in the cabinet, and means controlled by the cash drawer for moving into the path ofesaid pin to prevent movement thereof away from normal handle blocking position.

4-. In combination with a cash drawer and a cabinet therefor, same having a paper feeding device and a drawer latch, means operated by the paper feeding device for releasing the'latch, and a lock-controlled member for also operating said latch to release it, said member having independent means to return it to position of non-releasing said latch automatieally.

5. In combination with a cash drawer and a cabinet therefor, same having a paper feeding device and a drawer latch, means operated by the paper feeding device for releasing the latch, a lock-controlled member for also operating said latch to release it, said member and said latch means so shaped as to be operable from any desired angleto the cabinet.

6. In combination with a cash drawer and a cabinet therefor, same having a paper feeding mechanism and a drawer latch comprising a reciprocating member actuated by the feeding mechanism, a separate mechanism lock-controlled so shaped and positioned as to reciprocate said member independently of the paper feeding mechanism, said mechanism arranged to return to disengaged position automatically upon release.

7. In combination with a cash drawer and a cabinet therefor, having a paper'feedingmechanism and a drawer latch comprising a reciprocating member actuated by the feeding mechanism, an abutment on the reciprocating member, a bar having means for acting as a wedge on said abutment. and lock-controlled means for actuatingsaid bar.

8. In combination with a cash drawer. and a cabinet therefor, having a paper feeding mechanism and a drawer latch comprising a reciprocating member actuated by the feeddirectly engaging the arm and pulling it ing mechanism, an abutment on the reciprocating member, a bar having means for aeting as a wedge on said abutment, and lockeontrolled means for actuatin said bar, said bar being adapted to return y a spring to non-actuating position.

9. In combination with a cash drawer and a cabinet therefor, having a paper feeding mechanism and a drawer latch comprising a reciprocating member actuated by the feeding mechanism, an abutment on the reci rocating member, and a bar having a for to straddle and act as a wedge on said abutment to enforce a reciprocation of said member,.said bar bein lock-controlled.

10.- In combination, a cabinet, a drawer slidable in the cabinet, a bell or sounder mounted in the cabinet, a resilient arm secured to the bell, said arm having a striker for the bell, and means on the drawer for directly engaging said arm, said means being adapted to pass said arm and move it sidewise of the bell as the drawer moves to open position, said arm, so positioned that the engagement by the drawer moves it positively away from the bell as the drawer starts, to open, for the purpose described.

11 In combination, a cabinet, a drawer slidable in the cabinet, a hell or sounder mounted in the cabinet, a resilient arm secured to the bell, said arm havin a striker for the bell, and means on the drawer for back and then releasing it as the drawer opens, said arm being set at a divergent angle from the plane of drawer movement,

whereby said arm. is moved sidewise of the bell during engagement, and afterwards, as the drawer moves toward open position the arm is moved away from the bell up to releasing position.

12. In combination with a cabinet, a cash drawer therein, a reciprocating bar adapted to move resiliently to position of latching the drawer, paper feeding mechanism, and means carried by the feeding mechanism for directly contacting with the bar for moving it to drawer releasing position, and means for mounting said bar at any desired position transverse the said machine, compris= ing a cross bar in said machine and a bracket thereon for slidably holding said bar.

13. In combination with a cabinet, a cash drawer therein, said drawer having'a rear wall, a resilient reciprocating bar adapted to engage ahead'of said rear wall for retaining the drawer in closed position, a paper feeding mechanism, and means on said mechanism for reciprocating said bar to move it to non-latching position, means for mounting the reciprocating bar in any desired po sition parallel with the innermost position of the drawer rear wall, said feeding mechanism means comprising a shaft, and an abutment on said shaft to engage the bar at the desired position during the shaft movement. 14'. In combination with a cabinet and a cash drawer therein, a reglster frame, and

paper feeding mechanism, said frame comprising a cross bar, a bracket adjustably mounted on said cross bar, a reciprocating bar in said bracket having a spring for moving itinto position for engaging directly with the cash drawer to hold it in latched position, and means on the feeding mechanism for contacting with the said bar, for moving it to drawer releasin position.

" JOHN Q. HERMAN.

ALBERT W. METZNER. 

